Eating Gyokuro leaves

Because it would be such a pity to throw away the precious Gyokuro leaves after steeping, I always eat them. Anyone else doing this?

I think they're really tasty on their own, but also combined with rice.

I'm SLIGHTLY concerned about potential traces of Fukushima radioactivity though... But I get my teas from Yuuki-Cha and they have a section on the safety issues. Besides, my Gyokuro is from Uji, which has apparently not been affected.

Another simple and tasty recipe I make is rice noodles + Gyokuro leaves (+ nori seaweed flakes if I'm in the mood) + bouillon from a vegetarian stock cube. A healthy afternoon snack

However, the combination of tea leaves and citrus sounds delicious, and it's said the nutrients in tea are more easily absorbed when combined with lemony/acidic stuff. So for me lemon juice or syrup would be a great alternative to try out

However, the combination of tea leaves and citrus sounds delicious, and it's said the nutrients in tea are more easily absorbed when combined with lemony/acidic stuff. So for me lemon juice or syrup would be a great alternative to try out

It does sound delicious but, I also heard that if you mix it with anything else it will alter the chemical harmony ruining the nutrients.

Combining soy sauce and lemon juice works just fine. You can also add coriander if you like the taste.Regarding milk or lemon messing with the nutrients, I know caseine blocks the effects of catechins therefore soy milk should be okay. Vitamin C in lemons, oranges and the like helps the body absorbing iron but I don't know of other possible side effects.